More often than not people over look baseball for football for the simple fact of its intensity. But I ask you is football a sport that gives everyone a chance? No football is unforgiving and merciless while baseball gives to all and serves as a safe haven to those who aren’t the most physical fit or gifted. Because you can work at it, like R.A. Dickey a man who will soon have a movie picture made after his life. From being a talented prospect throughout high school and college to the lowest of lows. Dickey was born without a tendon in his pitching arm and faced a chose take a million dollars now and never play again or try again and become something more. He chose the long and difficult road to be more and boy was it some road. Dickey traveled back and forth from a total of 32 minor league teams to pursue the dream of any little kid to be a ball player. He finally got his big break in the later 2000’s with a 2-year deal with the New York Mets. And man was it beautiful, some dorky kid who faced adversity and spit in its face was a MLB pitcher who threw a knuckle ball. See that’s the beauty of baseball any kid who has a dream to play can, its not about talent or being a physically gifted its about the determination of that dorky kid and the game will do the rest.
Lost thoughts of the Night 